Elias Hanzer
Type Designer, Designer, Founder
About
Type and graphic designer and co-founder of Studio HanLi with Lucas Liccini. Their Berlin practice develops graphic design, typography and bespoke typefaces.
SourceIn their own words
For the first time within the possibilities of VF technology, we built a design construct that ranges from sans to serif and everything in between.
Sometimes it helps not to overthink the brief and just start sketching.
Articles & interviews10
- horsegiirL Fronts Dinamo’s Arizona Typeface Campaign
Dinamo has launched its first out-of-home print campaign for its Arizona typeface, featuring Berlin-based musician horsegiirL as the face of the project. The campaign, art directed by Dinamo and Veryes with photography by Tereza Mundilová, celebrates the re-release of Arizona with new condensed and compressed subfamilies. The project spans billboards, posters, and a fold-out type specimen inspired by teen magazines, blending music culture and typography in a playful, physical format.
- Phantasia captures Riad El Aaiún’s identity in one rooftop detail
Barcelona-based studio Phantasia created the brand identity for Riad El Aaiún, a boutique hotel in Marrakech, by abstracting the city’s rooftop crenellations into a modular graphic system. The identity balances geometric precision with warmth through tactile materials and Dinamo’s ABC Arizona typeface. The result reflects the riad’s blend of traditional Moroccan architecture and contemporary sophistication.
- Studio HanLi Emphasizes Fun Over Trends in Design Approach